Resolution of Respect, published in The Banner of Love, June 2003
We have lost a dear brother and deacon at Corsicana, Texas.
Wednesday
morning at 5:30, he passed from a
peaceful sleep into eternal rest with his Lord. Brother Clyde had been in and
out of hospitals and nursing
facilities for the past three years. He
was four days short of his 84th birthday. He
had been diagnosed with Alzheimer.
Brother Clyde Richard's funeral was
handled by the Cortley's Funeral Home with our pastor, Elder Tom Hart
officiating. Services were held in
Cortley's Chapel at 2:00 Friday afternoon May 16, 2003.
Interment was in the Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery, Corsicana.
Brother Clyde was born May 18, 1919
at Emhouse, Texas. He and Sister
Faye were married for 57 years. He
joined the Corsicana Church on December 30, 1956, then ordained to the office of
deacon in 1962. He was a member for
46 years and served as deacon for 40 years.
He was the church treasurer until 2000 when failing health forced him to
relinquish that responsibility. He
and Sister Faye have no children.
May has been a difficult month for us
and especially Sister Faye. Our
spring communion was the first weekend in May.
Brother Clyde was in the hospital and this was the first communion that
I'm aware of that he and Sister Face had not been together.
He was in the nursing facility
as our annual meeting was approaching, which he always anticipated.
He passed away on Wednesday, May 14,
just four days before his 84th birthday, which would have been Saturday during
our meeting. The funeral was
Friday, just the day before our meeting started.
Sister Faye's birthday was on Tuesday, May 20th.
We were all mindful of Sister Faye's
thoughts. This past year, she had a
knee replacement and then a hip replacement on her right leg.
She was just exhausted and in a lot of pain, so please remember our dear
sister in your thoughts and prayers.
We're thankful for all their friends
and relatives.
Providence Primitive Baptist Church